Virgin Galactic Spaceship Takes off With Branson on Board
Virgin Galactic's Unity22 spaceship took off from a spaceport in New Mexico, with Richard Branson on board, the livestream of the launch showed. The ship is carrying a crew of four including Virgin Galactic's owner,...
Spanish PM Announces Govt. Reshuffle
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced on Saturday a large reshuffle of his government. Foreign Affairs Minister Arancha González Laya was replaced by Jose Manuel Albares, former Spain's ambassador to France. Socialist Carmen Calvo, who...
US Supports Japan’s Efforts to Hold Safe Olympics, Paralympic Games
The United States supports Japan’s effort to conduct safe and secure Olympic and Paralympic Games later this summer, State Department spokesperson Ned Price told reporters on Thursday. "We support Japan’s efforts to hold safe and...
Haitian President Assassinated at Private Residence, Interim PM Says
Haitian President Jovenel Moise was assassinated at his private residence by a group of unnamed gunmen, the interim prime minister said on Wednesday. "At about 1 a.m. on the night from Tuesday to Wednesday…...
COVAX Secures 1.5 Bln Vaccine Doses from 4 Manufacturers
The World Health Organization’s COVAX sharing initiative has signed agreements with COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers for up to 1.5 billion doses, an official in charge of COVAX said on Tuesday. The WHO has reached advance...
FBI Investigates Cyberattack against IT Company Kaseya
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is looking into a ransomware attack against Miami-headquartered IT company Kaseya. Earlier this week, the company developing remote management software faced a ransomware attack supposedly by Russian...
At least 17 killed in Philippines troop plane crash
At least 17 people were killed when a Philippines Air Force plane carrying troops crashed on landing in the south of the country and broke up in flames on Sunday, the country's worst military...
Johnson&Johnson Says Its COVID-19 Vaccine Develops Strong Immunity against Delta Virus Variant
Johnson&Johnson has announced that its single-shot coronavirus vaccine develops strong and persistent immunity against the highly contagious Delta variant of the virus. "Johnson & Johnson ... announced data that demonstrated its single-shot COVID-19 vaccine generated...
All EU Countries Join Digital Covid-19 Health Pass
European Commission (EC) spokesperson said that the unified system of digital COVID certificates officially entered into force in all European Union countries on Thursday. In a press briefing, Christian Wigand noted that the proposed by...
US, UK Intelligence Agencies Accuse Russia’s GRU of ‘Malicious Cyber Activities
The US and UK intelligence communities issued an advisory on Thursday warning of alleged malicious cyber activities by the Russian military intelligence unit, known as the GRU. "The National Security Agency (NSA), Cybersecurity and...